Reading International Changes Ticker Symbol to 'RDI'
March 30 2004 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Reading International Changes Ticker Symbol to 'RDI' LOS ANGELES,
March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reading International, Inc.
("Reading") has changed the ticker symbol of its Class A non-voting
stock to "RDI" effective today. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030403/LATH058LOGO ) Reading
has two classes of stock that publicly trade on the American Stock
Exchange: Class A non-voting stock ("RDI") and Class B voting stock
("RDI.B"). Before today, RDI traded under the ticker "RDI.A." RDI.B
has not changed and will continue trading under the same ticker
symbol. The change of the Class A non-voting stock ticker to RDI
was made primarily to enable investors and analysts to more easily
locate data relating to Reading when researching the company. About
Reading International, Inc. Reading International is in the
business of owning and operating cinemas and live theaters and
developing, owning and operating real estate assets. Our business
consists primarily of (1) the development, ownership and operation
of cinemas in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Puerto
Rico; (2) the ownership and operation of "Off Broadway" style live
theaters in Manhattan and Chicago; and (3) the development,
ownership and operation of commercial real estate in Australia, New
Zealand and the United States, including entertainment-themed
retail centers ("ETRC") in Australia and New Zealand. Reading
manages its worldwide cinema business under various different
brands, in the United States, under the Reading, Angelika Film
Center (http://angelikafilmcenter.com/) and City Cinemas brands, in
Australia, under the Reading brand
(http://www.readingcinemas.com.au/), in New Zealand, under the
Reading (http://www.courtenaycentral.co.nz/) and Berkeley Cinemas
(http://www.berkeleycinemas.co.nz/) brands, and in Puerto Rico,
under the CineVista brand. On July 1, 2003 Reading International,
Inc. joined the Russell 3000(R) Index. Annual reconstitution of the
Russell indexes captures the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the
end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization to create
the Russell 3000(R). The largest 1,000 companies in the ranking
comprise the Russell 1000(R) Index while the remaining 2,000
companies become the widely used Russell 2000(R) Index. Based on
these criteria, Reading International now forms part of the Russell
2000(R) Index. For more information, contact: Andrzej Matyczynski,
Chief Financial Officer Reading International, Inc. (213) 235-2240
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030403/LATH058LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Reading International, Inc.
CONTACT: Andrzej Matyczynski, Chief Financial Officer of Reading
International, Inc., +1-213-235-2240 Web site:
http://www.readingcinemas.com.au/ Web site:
http://www.courtenaycentral.co.nz/ Web site:
http://www.berkeleycinemas.co.nz/ Web site:
http://angelikafilmcenter.com/
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